Example sentences of "then [pron] saw [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then I saw a second light beside the first . |
| 2 | He added : ‘ As we approached the town we swerved to avoid a mine in the road , then I saw a second mine three feet in front of us . |
| 3 | I did quite a lot on that single bed machine , even intarsia and then I saw a double bed advertised for £15 . |
| 4 | Then I saw the spare figure of Captain Robins walking towards me , bag in hand : even on land after such a short voyage he had the kind of rolling gait that proclaimed him a man of the sea . |
| 5 | Then I saw the small monster too . |
| 6 | I thought about leaving a few of Simon 's visiting cards around , or suggesting they all get together and build a glider in the loft , but then I saw the frosty-eyed Matron in a blue uniform and matching hair rinse clocking me from behind the desk . |
| 7 | Then I saw the top tier of the cake and that has got to be the er piece , piece de resistance I think as the French say and I know that some very exciting ideas are coming out of the South East region . |
| 8 | Then I saw the senior registrar , who had already been briefed by the house officer about my history of abuse . |
| 9 | Then she saw a little glass table with three legs , and on the top of it was a very small gold key . |
| 10 | Then she saw a wrought-iron gate set in the corner , and hurried towards it . |
| 11 | She put the key down and then she saw a little bottle on the table ( ‘ I 'm sure it was n't here before , ’ said Alice ) . |
| 12 | Then she saw a thin trail of smoke rising from her sister 's clothing , and smelt the dry odour of smouldering cloth . |
| 13 | Then she saw a large mushroom near her . |
| 14 | Then she saw an elderly Sister and made another enquiry . |
| 15 | Then she saw the major snag with the whole idea . |
| 16 | ‘ I 've got the premises already , ’ Emily said and then she saw the surprised look on Hari 's face . |
| 17 | Then she saw the horrible picture . |
| 18 | She jumped back with a startled squeak , but Bridhe laughed ; and then she saw the little girl who had slipped in under her arm to comfort the baby . |
| 19 | His first impression was that somebody had started to construct a small harbour , but then he saw a shallow groove cut in the face of the cliff which must at one time have accommodated a pipe , and it occurred to him that it had probably been a sewage outfall . |
| 20 | Just then he saw a small boat moving out to sea , towards a ship . |
| 21 | Just then he saw a familiar shape pass the window on its way to the rear door , heard the tap-tapping of high-heeled shoes on the flags outside . |
| 22 | And then he saw a folded umbrella , pointed into the air , moving into the centre of the chaos . |
| 23 | And then he saw the same look of horror on Jimmy 's face as he pulled him roughly back . |
| 24 | Then he saw the broken string of a relic-bag and realised it was Mael-Isu of Deer . |
| 25 | It was then he saw the approaching gendarme . |
| 26 | Then he saw the glowing tip of someone 's cigarette behind the windshield . |